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Long Island teen kicked out of class after judge tosses vaccine exemption signed by doc on state fraud list

Nypost · · 756 words · By Brandon Cruz
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Long Island teen kicked out of class after judge tosses vaccine exemption signed by doc on state fraud list See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Long Island teen kicked out of class after judge tosses vaccine exemption signed by doc on state fraud list See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

A Long Island teen has been kicked out of class after a judge tossed her vaccine exemption that was signed by a suspected fraudulent doctor who never even examined her when he submitted the request.

Common ground

The 17-year-old girl, a senior at Oceanside High School, will be barred from campus starting Thursday after losing her bid to force the district to give her an exemption from the hepatitis B and meningitis shots required by the state for 12th graders,…

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/long-island-teen-kicked-out-of-class-after…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The 17-year-old girl, a senior at Oceanside High School, will be barred from campus starting Thursday”
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Web search results explicitly mention an Oceanside High School senior being barred from attending school starting September 24 (which aligns with the 'Thursday' timeline in the context of the reporting dates).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lionel Lathrop Van Deerlin (July 25, 1914 – May 17, 2008) was an American journalist and politician who served nine terms as a Democratic United States Representative from California from 1963 to 1981…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Van_Deerlin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oceanside is a beach city in the North County area of San Diego County, California, United States. The city had a population of 174,068 at the 2020 United States census, making it the most populous ci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanside,_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is a 2023 American animated teen comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. Directed by Kirk DeMicco and written by Brian C. Brown, Elliott DiGuiseppi and Pam Brady, it…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Gillman,_Teenage_Kraken
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Claim 2: “Robert F. Kennedy Jr... now serves as President Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary”
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Claim 3: “Her daughter... had previously been exempt from needing vaccines to attend public school for religious reasons until 2019, when New York lawmakers eliminated the exemption in the wake of a measles outbreak.”
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Multiple independent sources (AP, NPR) confirm that New York eliminated religious exemptions for school vaccines in 2019 due to a measles outbreak.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York most commonly refers to: New York City, the most populous city in the US, in the state of New York New York (state), in the northeastern US New York may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York is a transitional serif typeface created by Apple Inc. It is a serif variant of San Francisco (SF Pro) typeface. It was released to developers in June 2019. It is released by Apple freely but…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(2019_typeface)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
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Claim 4: “A Long Island teen has been kicked out of class after a judge tossed her vaccine exemption”
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Multiple web search results confirm a Long Island teen (specifically from Oceanside High School) was barred from school after a judge denied/tossed her vaccine exemption request.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Long Island is a densely populated island in southeastern New York State, extending eastward into the Atlantic Ocean. Geographically, Long Island comprises four counties: Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Nas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Long Island City (LIC) is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Long Island iced tea, or Long Island ice tea, is an IBA official cocktail, typically made with vodka, tequila, white rum, Cointreau, gin, and a splash of cola. Despite its name, the cocktail does …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_iced_tea
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Claim 5: “The letter was posted on the website of Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”
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Cross-reference from a news archive confirms that Children's Health Defense was founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Children’s Health Defense — an anti-vaccine group founded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/id…
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Claim 6: “Dr. Carlos Rivera... testified he had never examined or even spoken to the teen before filing it”
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One web search result reports that Dr. Carlos Rivera told the court he failed to examine or speak to the teenager before filing the request.
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Claim 7: “Sarah Doe took 18 doses of vaccines over just six weeks”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated search results about Canadian vaccine inquiries and a man in India; there is no mention of 'Sarah Doe' receiving 18 doses in six weeks.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Allison Inquiry represents the first time that Canadian lawmakers will be listening to Canadians about their experiences with the Covid-19 vaccines. The Allison Inquiry will be chaired by Member o…
https://covidtestimony.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — BJP Triumphs in Delhi: AAP Crumbles, Congress Wiped Out Девушка с синдромом Шерешевского-Тернера: Вика | Быть молодым 11PM Headlines ||| 8th February 2025 ||| Kanak News ||| BJP’s Powerful Victory In …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTrHu-8qL5w
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web search NEUTRAL — infectiousness peaks within the first week of a case of SARS-CoV-2.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5…
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Claim 8: “Dr. Carlos Rivera... appears on the state’s Vaccine Fraud Awareness list”
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One web search result explicitly states that Dr. Carlos Rivera's name appears on the state's Vaccine Fraud Awareness list.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Carlos Rivera reportedly signed off on the exemption request, but told the court he not only failed to examine the teenager, but he’d also never even spoken to her prior to filing the request. In …
https://cafemom.com/news/oceanside-high-school-teen-vaccine-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The state launched an online portal (covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov) that allows users to confirm their eligibility and see a list of vaccine providers available in their area. Some providers have onlin…
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/politics/alb…
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web search NEUTRAL — The state has used 35 percent of its available vaccine, in line with the national average in a rollout that has gone far slower than expected nationwide. New York City has distributed 38 percent of it…
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/nyregion/covid-vaccine-ol…
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Claim 9: “the district to give her an exemption from the hepatitis B and meningitis shots required by the state for 12th graders”
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Web search results confirm that New York state requires a meningitis vaccine for students entering 12th grade. Other evidence mentions the specific dispute regarding the hepatitis B shot for this student.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver tissue. Some people or animals with hepatitis have no symptoms, whereas others develop yellow discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice), poor a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) that affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis. It can cause both acute and chronic infection. Many people have no s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_B
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that primarily affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis. During the initial infection period, people often have mil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_C
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Claim 10: “The teen’s mom... sued the district in April 2025”
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While the general legal battle is corroborated, the specific detail of the lawsuit being filed in 'April 2025' is not explicitly confirmed by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though the general timeline of the case is present.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — April Bowlby (born July 30, 1980) is an American actress and model. She is known for portraying Kandi on the CBS comedy series Two and a Half Men (2003–2015), Stacy Barrett on the Lifetime series Drop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Bowlby
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — April Fools' Day or April Fool's Day (rarely called All Fools' Day) is an annual custom in many Western countries on 1 April consisting of practical jokes, hoaxes, and pranks. Jokesters often expose t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools'_Day
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. Its length is 30 days. April is commonly associated with the season of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April
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Claim 11: “The mother had been previously granted a court order last year that let her daughter attend her junior year without the final hepatitis B shot”
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Web search results explicitly state that the mother had been granted a court order last year allowing the daughter to attend her junior year without the final hepatitis B shot.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2026 · The mother had been previously granted a court order last year that let her daughter attend her junior year without the final hepatitis B shot after a doctor noted that...
https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/long-island-teen-kicke…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 13, 2025 · The Oceanside Union Free School District refused to allow Sarah Doe to attend classes unless she took a third dose of the hepatitis B vaccine — the only recommended shot she hasn’t take…
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/new-york-judge-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 2, 2026 · An Oceanside High School senior was barred from attending school beginning Sept. 24 after a federal judge denied her request for a medical exemption from state vaccination records.
https://www.liherald.com/oceanside/stories/oceanside-high-sc…
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